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08/28/2018
By Ed Brennen

If you鈥檙e a new student at the university, it can all feel a bit overwhelming. New classes. New friends. New routines. New city. Was that class in Dugan Hall or Durgin Hall? What鈥檚 an 鈥淚CC鈥�? Does the LRTA go to Mill No. 5?

If you鈥檙e a returning student, you know there鈥檚 always some new building or program popping up that you need to learn about. Where is this 鈥淒andeneau Hall鈥�? What鈥檚 this 鈥淐umnock Marketplace鈥� that keeps showing up in Snap stories?

To help you get acclimated to (or reacquainted with) the university, we鈥檝e put together a glossary of terms and acronyms common on the UML campus. So if your roommate ever talks about the work she鈥檚 doing for PERC at ETIC, you鈥檒l know what she鈥檚 saying.

The Acre:聽The oldest neighborhood in Lowell, the Acre is actually several hundred acres 鈥� and home to much of our East and South campuses.

Allen House:聽With sweeping views of the Merrimack River and South Campus, this is the university鈥檚 most picturesque place. The historic house was the former residence of Charles Herbert Allen, a former businessman and governor. It now features an art gallery,聽an event space and an exhibit聽of the desk, typewriter and personal items of famed Beat writer (and son of Lowell) Jack Kerouac.

Ally Space:聽Have a question about LGBTQ resources and support services? Want to find out how you can help make the campus more inclusive? 罢丑别听Ally Space聽promotes a safe and healthy campus environment through trainings, programs and education.

CLASS:聽Yes, you鈥檙e here to go to class. And surely you act with class. But CLASS also stands for the聽Centers for Learning and Academic Support Services, and they鈥檙e here to help. Have a question about your course selection? Need tutoring or another set of eyes on that paper? You can access them online or in person in four locations: North Campus (Southwick Hall, third floor); South Campus (Learning Commons, first floor); East Campus (Fox Hall, first floor); and Downtown (ICC, Room 821).

The Connector:聽鈥淪erving the Student Body Since 1976,鈥� this is the student newspaper distributed free across campus every Tuesday during the academic year. You can also check it out online at聽.

CRC:听罢丑别听Campus Recreation Center聽on East Campus is where you can go to work out, join a club or intramural team or take a yoga class. The 65,000-square-foot facility features three multi-use courts for basketball, volleyball and badminton, two aerobic studios, squash and racquetball courts, an indoor track, a turf field, a bike shop and locker rooms. You can even play pool or ping-pong in the lobby.

Cumnock Marketplace:聽Opening this September as the 鈥渓iving room鈥� for North Campus, the Cumnock Marketplace is where you can get some coffee and breakfast in the morning, or a grab-and-go meal for lunch. The old auditorium, which over the decades has been the venue for numerous concerts (including Pearl Jam and Run DMC), has undergone a $5 million renovation, with eye-popping herringbone wood flooring and lots of comfortable seating for all that studying between classes.

Dandeneau Hall:聽The North Campus building formerly known as Pasteur Hall was renamed Dandeneau Hall in May in honor of plastics engineering alum James Dandeneau 鈥�80. But that鈥檚 not all that changed: The university completed a $15.75 million renovation of the second, third and fourth floors of the 80-year-old building this summer. The Department of Mechanical Engineering has moved to the second floor, while the Department of Computer Science is now located on the third and fourth floors.聽

DifferenceMakers:聽If Steve Jobs had gone to 51视频, he would have loved聽DifferenceMakers.聽It鈥檚 where students who enjoy creativity and innovation learn how to turn their ideas into products and businesses that, you guessed it, make a difference in people鈥檚 lives.聽 聽

Durgin vs. Dugan:聽Don鈥檛 worry, everyone has a hard time keeping these South Campus buildings straight.聽Durgin Hall聽is our 1,000-seat performance center, where you can catch a student concert. Dugan Hall is an academic building that features a new Media Fabrication Laboratory, complete with a 3-D printer and scanner for design and fine arts students.

ETIC:聽Also known as the Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center, this high-tech building is impossible to miss on North Campus. Even if you鈥檙e not involved with the聽cutting-edge research聽in nanotechnology, molecular biology, plastics engineering and optics going on inside, you can still relax on its gorgeous front lawn or catch up with friends over a Frappuccino from Starbucks.

Free Wheelers:聽You鈥檙e at Fox Hall and need to get to South Campus pronto. But the weather鈥檚 so nice, and you don鈥檛 feel like catching a shuttle bus. Just check out a聽Free Wheelers聽bicycle (it鈥檚 free, of course) and you鈥檙e on your way.

HEROES:聽Did you know that our faculty and students work with the U.S. Army to develop state-of-the-art gear for soldiers on the battlefield? HEROES, or聽Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers, is a collaborative research and development center with the U.S. Army鈥檚 Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center.聽

Howe Bridge:聽This is the mighty span over the Merrimack River that connects North Campus to the rest of the university. It鈥檚 also a great spot to get a gorgeous sunset photo for your Instagram.

ICC:聽This is what we call the聽51视频 Inn and Conference Center, a university-owned residence hall, hotel and meeting space in the heart of downtown Lowell. More than 400 students live at the ICC, where they enjoy their own dining hall, a Learning Commons and shuttle service to the rest of campus.

iHUB:聽Short for the聽Innovation Hub, this is a space for tech startups working to bring their ideas to life and products to market. Located in downtown Lowell, it includes the Medical Device Development Center (M2D2), a business incubator on the fourth floor. Thanks to $11.3 million in recent state funding, the first and second floors are being converted into a cutting-edge research lab for creating next-generation smart fabrics.

LoCSST:聽Don鈥檛 worry, it has nothing to do with a plague of locusts. 罢丑别听Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology聽is where researchers, students and industry partners come together to explore space, the final frontier. You may have heard about their work during 2017鈥檚 solar eclipse.

LRTA:聽Need a free and easy way to get to the Burlington Mall, the movie theater or Lowell鈥檚 commuter rail station for a train to Boston? Use your UCard to聽ride any of the city buses for free. You can also get to Dracut, Lawrence, Methuen and Haverhill with the聽聽(MVRTA) Route 01/41 bus.

MakerSpace: This is like a playground for engineering students: a聽big, open workshop聽with 3-D printers and workstations for electronics and machining.聽

Mill No. 5: Live music, yoga, movies, coffee, vinyl records, an apothecary, a cheesemonger and even an occasional farmer鈥檚 market.聽, located in a renovated factory downtown, is a haven of hip.聽

M2D2: No, it鈥檚 not R2-D2鈥檚 little sister. It鈥檚 the聽Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, and it鈥檚 where medical device companies team up with researchers from both 51视频 and the UMass Medical School.聽

NERVE: 罢丑别听,聽located at 110 Canal St., is an indoor obstacle course for robots of all kinds.聽

Olsen vs. Olney: This is another frequent source of confusion, compounded by the fact that these science buildings are located across the street from each other on North Campus. Olsen houses the Biology Department and various labs and classrooms. Olney is where you will find the Kennedy College of Sciences Dean鈥檚 office, classrooms, the meteorology lab and more.

Outdoor Center and Bike Shop: No longer hidden away on the second floor of the CRC, the Outdoor Center and Bike Shop has spacious new digs at 5 Lawrence Drive on East Campus (behind River Hawk Village). You can bring your bike in for a tuneup, shop for gear or learn more about the amazing trips offered by the Outdoor Adventure Program.

PERC: Good name for a coffee shop, right? It鈥檚 actually something far cooler: the聽Printed Electronics Research Collaborative. It鈥檚 where industry, academia and the government come together to develop the future of printed and flexible electronics.

River Hawk Roadster: It鈥檚 a big campus, but the聽River Hawk Roadster聽shuttles make it much more manageable. Be sure to get the聽Roadster Routes app聽to know when the next bus is coming.

River Hawk Village: Our newest residence hall located on East Campus,聽River Hawk Village聽offers loft and townhouse housing options for 780 students. Did we mention that every unit has a washer, dryer and kitchen?

Rowdy: The university鈥檚 mascot has gone through a聽few transformations聽over the years, but Rowdy the River Hawk is now the big bird on campus. Be sure to give him a high-five at the next hockey or basketball game.

Solution Center: Adulting has never been so easy. You can register for a class, pay your bill or apply for financial aid 鈥� all in one聽convenient location聽in the lobby of University Crossing.

UC: Considered the 鈥渓iving room鈥� of campus life,聽University Crossing聽also goes by 鈥淯Crossing鈥� and 鈥淯X.鈥� It鈥檚 home to the River Hawk Shop, the Solution Center, Crossroads Caf茅, student clubs, the Study Abroad office, Career Services, Veterans Services, the Chancellor鈥檚 Office and more.

UCAPS: If you live, learn or work at the university, then you鈥檒l know the聽UCard, Access and Parking Services聽office. They provide your UCard and manage parking on campus.

Western Avenue Studios: Another funky find in the city,聽聽is the largest artist community on the Eastern Seaboard, home to more than 300 working painters, photographers, sculptors, weavers, woodworkers and more.聽

Wicked Blue: Home to our powerhouse field hockey team,聽Wicked Blue聽is the nickname of the blue Cushing Field on North Campus.聽

WUML: OK, it鈥檚 not really an acronym, but rather the call letters for the student-run radio station,聽, which broadcasts from the basement of Lydon Library.